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Akira Nishimura: Chamber Works, Vol. 14

1 CD / Camerata / 2011-11-08

Works: Akira Nishimura: Quartet for Strings no 4 ("Nrsimha"); Three Fragments of Piya, for marimba; Mayu (Cocoon), for marimba & string quartet
Performers: Carneiro, Pedro

Akira Nishimura studied composition at Tokyo National University. In 1977 he won the first of numerous prizes at the Queen Elizabeth International Music Composition Competition....continue...

Orchestral Works Of Akira Nishimura

1 CD / Camerata / 2010-12-14

Works: Akira Nishimura: Somakusha, for orchestra
Conductors: Numajiri, Ryusuke

Composer Akira Nishimura studied at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. In 1977 he won the first of numerous prizes at the Queen...continue...
Recording information: Izumi Hall, Osaka, Japan (08/13/2009-08/14/2009)....continue...

Works for Solo Oboe

1 CD / Camerata / 2010-08-10

Works: Akira Nishimura: Karura, concerto for oboe & chamber orchestra; Luciano Berio: Sequenza VII, for oboe; Gilles Silvestrini: Etudes (6) for oboe; Isang Yun: Piri for solo oboe (or clarinet); Niccol...
Performers: Indermuhle, Thomas; Villa, Rodrigo

This recording brings together some of the finest contemporary contributions to the solo oboe repertoire - a repertoire that has blossomed in recent years -...continue...

Koto Uta Buson: Five Haiku

1 CD / Camerata / 2010-03-09

Works: Toshiro Saruya: Kotoza no Ao (The Azure Mists of Lyra), for flute, cello & 20 stringed-koto; Joji Yuasa: Buson's Five Haiku, for 20 stringed-Koto & voice; Akira Nishimura: Hisui Hengen (Transformatio...
Performers: Bottcher, Wolfgang [Cello]; Schulz, Wolfgang [Flute]; Yoshimura, Nanae

The virtuoso musician, Nanae Yoshimura, is credited in large part with extending the 20-string koto's potential and range of musical expression. The instrument made its...continue...

Nishimura: Works for Solo Violin and Viola / Shunské Sato

1 CD / Camerata / 2009-04-14

Works: Akira Nishimura: Sonata for Violin solo no 1 "Incantation"; Sonata for Violin solo no 2 "Trance Medium"; Sonata for Violin solo no 3 "Characters of Flame"; Monologue for Violin solo; Sonata for Viola...
Performers: Sato, Shunske

The eight pieces on this compact disc represent Nishimura's entire output for solo violin and solo viola. Played by the spirited young virtuoso, Sunske Sato,...continue...

Vision & Mantra - Orchestral Works of Akira Nishimura

1 CD / Camerata / 2008-07-08

Works: Akira Nishimura: Concerto for Clarinet "Kavira"; Serpent in the Sky for Yokobue and Orchestra; Vision and Mantra
Performers: Akao, Michiko; Leister, Karl
Conductors: Iimori, Norichika
Ensemble: Württemberg Philharmonie Reutlingen

Born in 1953, Akira Nishimura studied composition and music theory at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. He has won many awards...continue...

Nishimura: Toccata, Opalesque Sonata, Roses Metamorphosis, etc / Noriko Ikariyama

1 CD / Camerata / 2008-06-10

Works: Akira Nishimura: Toccata for Piano; Roses Metamorphosis; Tritrope; Opalesque Sonata; Carillons of Ekstasis; Mirror of Stars; Arirang Fantasy; Sonata for Piano
Performers: Ikariyama, Noriko; Ishikawa, Noriko

Composer Akira Nishimura studied at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. He won first prize at the Japan Music Competition in 1974...continue...

Akira Nishimura: Orchestral Works / Limori, Wurrtemberg PO

1 CD / Camerata / 2007-12-01

Works: Akira Nishimura: Concerto for Violin no 2 "Mani"; Concerto for Harp, "Born on the Wind"; David Loeb: Fantasias (3) on East Asian Modes
Performers: Shinozaki, Ayako
Conductors: Iimori, Norichika; Inoue, Michiyoshi; Maeda, Tsugio
Ensemble: Izumi Sinfonietta Osaka; Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra; Württemberg Philharmonie Reutlingen

Akira Nishimura studied at the Tokyo National Conservatory of Fine Arts and Music and is currently a Professor at the Tokyo College of Music. He...continue...

Hesitation Tango - Tango Collection / Aki Takahashi

1 CD / Camerata / 2007-11-01

Works: Isaac Albéniz: Hojas de album (6), Op. 165 "España"; Samuel Barber: Souvenirs, Op. 28; Alvin Curran: Tango no 1; Michael Sahl: Exiles' Cafe; Conlon Nancarrow: Tango?; James Sellars: Tango T...
Performers: Takahashi, Aki

Renowned Japanese pianist Takahashi has long had a commitment to modern music. Her first public recital, while still a graduate student, focused on the music...continue...

Nishimura: Chamber Symphonies / Iimori, Izumi Sinfonietta

1 CD / Camerata / 2007-04-01

Works: Akira Nishimura: Chamber Symphony no 1; Chamber Symphony no 2 "Concertante"; Chamber Symphony no 3 "Metamorphosis"
Conductors: Iimori, Norichika
Ensemble: Izumi Sinfonietta Osaka

Those listeners who are familiar with such earlier works as Heterophony for String Quartet, Mantra of the Night or A Mirror of Mist, pieces with...continue...

Esse in Anima - Concerto Works of Nishimura / Kosuge, et al

1 CD / Camerata / 2006-04-01

Works: Akira Nishimura: Concerto for Saxophone "Esse in Anima"; Concerto for Koto "Jukai - A Sea of Trees"; Concerto for Piano "A Shaman"
Performers: Kosuge, Yu; Sugawa, Nobuya; Yoshimura, Nanae
Conductors: Iimori, Norichika
Ensemble: Württemberg Philharmonie Reutlingen

Currently a professor at the Tokyo College of Music and the Musical Director of the Izumi Sinfonietta, Osaka, Akira Nishimura has followed a path in...continue...

Nishimura / Arditti Quartet

1 CD / Camerata / 2004-04-01

Works: Akira Nishimura: Heterophony for String Quartet; Quartet for Strings no 2 " Pulses of Light"; Quartet for Strings no 3 "Avian"; Monologue for Violin solo; Threnody for Cello solo
Performers: Arditti, Irvine; de Saram, Rohan
Conductors:
Ensemble: Arditti String Quartet

Takahashi Plays Nishimura

2 CD / Camerata / 2003-12-01

Works: Akira Nishimura: Matsya; Kürma; Varaha; Nrsimha; Vamana; Kalkin
Performers: Takahashi, Aki

Nishimura: Toki No Kagero, etc / Kifu Mitsuhashi, et al

1 CD / Camerata / 2003-03-01

Works: Akira Nishimura: Toki No Kagero; Ko; Karin; Shakuko
Performers: Hisamoto, Keiko; Kawahara, Shoko; Kishikawa, Mitsuyo; Kurosawa, Yumi; Maruoka, Hayumi; Mitsuhashi, Kifu; Miyakoshi, Keiko; Oohata, Nahoko; Sairi, Kyoko; Sakurai, Chie; Shimoda, Reiko; Sugimura, Sachi...

Nishimura / Bamert, Limori, Indermühle, Takahashi

1 CD / Camerata / 2002-12-01

Works: Akira Nishimura: A Stream - After Dark; Concerto for Oboe "Karura"; Melodies from Light and Shadow
Performers: Indermuhle, Thomas; Takahashi, Aki
Conductors: Iimori, Norichika; Bamert, Matthias
Ensemble: Izumi Sinfonietta Osaka; NHK Symphony Orchestra Tokyo

After Glow - Works for Violin and Orchestra by Nishimura

1 CD / Camerata / 2000-04-01

Works: Akira Nishimura: Concerto for Violin no 1 "After Glow"; River of Karuna; A Mirror of Mist
Performers: Gawriloff, Saschko
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice

On a Treetop / Nanae Yoshimura

1 CD / Camerata / 1997-05-01

Works: Michio Kitazume: In Resonance; Tokuhide Niimi: Dream Time; Maki Ishii: Entflohene Zeit, Op. 99; Shin-Ichiro Ikebe: On a Treetop; Akira Nishimura: Kamunagi
Performers: Elso, Shigemitsu; Mitsuhashi, Kifu; Yasuda, Ken-ichiro; Yoshimura, Nanae

Kamunagi / Teiko Kikuchi, Shigemitsu Eiso, Kifu Mitsuhashi

1 CD / Camerata / 1996-06-01

Works: Takashi Yoshimatsu: Nabari; Shin-Ichiro Ikebe: Kageru; Akira Nishimura: Kamunagi; Teizo Matsumura: Air of Prayer; Somei Satoh: Tamaogi-Koto
Performers: Eiso, Shigemitsu; Kikuchi, Teiko; Mitsuhashi, Kifu

Ketiak - Works of Akira Nishimura / Percussion-Group 72

2 CD / Camerata / 1995-05-01

Works: Akira Nishimura: Ketiak; Tala; Padma in meditation; Concerto for Timpani and Percussion; Legong
Conductors:
Ensemble: Percussion-Group 72

Nishimura: Into the Lights of the Eternal Chaos

1 CD / Camerata / 1994-11-01

Works: Akira Nishimura: Concerto for Cello "Into the lights of the eternal chaos"
Performers: Nothas, Walter
Conductors: Escher, Christof
Ensemble: Bruckner Orchestra

The Min-On Contemporary Music Festival '93

1 CD / Camerata / 1994-10-01

Works: Akira Nishimura: Mantra of the light; Toshimitsu Tanaka: Initium; Michio Mamiya: Concerto for Piano no 3
Performers: Tateno, Izumi
Conductors: Akiyama, Kazuyoshi
Ensemble: Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus; Tokyo Symphony Orchestra

Isamu Magome Plays 2 Contemporary Fagotto Concertos

1 CD / Camerata / 1994-09-01

Works: Takashi Yoshimatsu: Concerto for Bassoon ("Unicorn Circuit"); Akira Nishimura: Concerto for bassoon, percussion & strings ("Tapas")
Performers: Eiso, Shigemitsu; Mikami, Yasunobu; Mishina, Seiji; Sasaki, Yasushi
Conductors: Enkoji, Masahiko
Ensemble: Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra